Gibraltar national rugby union team

Summary

The Gibraltar national rugby union team represent Gibraltar in men's rugby union.

 Gibraltar
UnionGibraltar Rugby Football Union
Team kit
First international
 Gibraltar 8 – 20 Belgium XV Belgium
(5 November 2011)
Largest win
 Gibraltar 55 – 7 Montenegro Montenegro
(5 November 2016)
[[ Gibraltar 20 - 15 JamaicaJamaica
(25 March 2023)|Current season]]

The nation is not currently affiliated to World Rugby and have yet to qualify for a World Cup.

On 5 November 2011 the Gibraltar Rugby Football Union (GRFU) fielded a national team in its first official Test Match. The fixture was against the Belgium Development Team and was held in Brussels. The final score was: Belgium Development 20 – Gibraltar 8.

Test Caps have officially been awarded to the Gibraltar team players, this came after playing and defeating a Cyprus XV and an Israel A team. Their first full international came against Malta in March 2015.

The GRFU went through the process of FIRA/AER (European Rugby Federation) membership.[1] The GRFU had planned other international fixtures for April 2012. This however was blocked by Spain.[2] This came as a surprise as UEFA and the ICC recognise Gibraltar.

The Gibraltar national rugby sevens team plays regularly in tournaments, particularly in the Tangier Sevens.

International record edit

Date Home Score Away Venue Referee Competition
5 November 2011 Belgium XV   20–8   Gibraltar Brussels, Belgium unknown Friendly
(First International)
23 March 2013 Gibraltar   36–10   Cyprus XV Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar unknown Friendly
22 February 2014 Gibraltar   25–12   Israel A Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Julian Bevan (SWE) Friendly
7 March 2015 Gibraltar   8–33   Malta Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Ranbir Dhillon (GBR) Friendly
(First full International)
17 October 2015 Malta   14–29   Gibraltar Malta unknown Friendly
6 April 2016 Malaysia   49–0   Gibraltar Kajang, Malaysia unknown Friendly
8 April 2016 Singapore   13–13   Gibraltar Yio Chu Kang Stadium unknown Friendly
5 November 2016 Montenegro   7–55   Gibraltar Tivat Arsenal Stadium, Montenegro Petra Druskovic (CRO) Friendly
8 April 2017 Gibraltar   22–17   Finland Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Matthew Shales (GBR) Friendly
6 October 2017 Hungary   15–21   Gibraltar Mandok, Hungary unknown Friendly
24 February 2018 Gibraltar   33–14   Hungary Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar George Pounder (SRU) Friendly
17 March 2018 Gibraltar   17–5   Finland Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar Fergus Hollins (SRU) Friendly
27 April 2018 United Arab Emirates   28–15   Gibraltar Dubai, United Arab Emirates R. Drake Friendly
10 October 2018 Israel   20–17   Gibraltar Netanya, Israel unknown Friendly
13 April 2019 Denmark   26–22   Gibraltar Copenhagen, Denmark unknown Friendly
4 May 2019 Sweden   26–31   Gibraltar Vilamoura, Portugal David Young (SRU) Friendly
28 September 2019 Gibraltar   22–6   Bermuda Europa Point, Gibraltar Charles Samson (SRU) Friendly
9 October 2022   Bermuda 33-16   Gibraltar National Sports Centre, Bermuda unknown Friendly
26 November 2022   Jamaica 18-36   Gibraltar Birmingham Moseley Rugby unknown Friendly
25 March 2023 Gibraltar   20-15   Jamaica Europa Point, Gibraltar Elgan Williams (WRU) Friendly

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "About Us - Gibraltar Rugby Football Union". Super4s.ngo.gi. Archived from the original on 8 June 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Gibraltar Dejected After Spain Blocks Membership". rugby.ngo.gi. Archived from the original on 20 August 2013. Retrieved 31 December 2013.